Case Number: BC638721 Hearing Date: August 28, 2019 Dept: 5

Superior Court of California
County of Los Angeles
Department 5

lalaine felipe,

Plaintiff,

v.

david greene,

Defendant.

Case No.: BC638721

Hearing Date: August 28, 2019

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

motions to compel discovery responses

Defendant David Greene (“Defendant”) moves to compel responses from Plaintiff Lalaine Felipe (“Plaintiff”) to: Supplemental Interrogatories (“SuppROG”) and Supplemental Requests for Production of Documents (“SuppRPD”). The motions are granted.

Defendant served the SuppROG and SuppRPG on Plaintiff by mail on April 5, 2019. Defendant gave Plaintiff extensions of time to respond to July 26, 2019. As of the filing date of this motion, Plaintiff has not served responses. Plaintiff filed no oppositions to the motions, and there is nothing in the record suggesting that Plaintiff has complied with his discovery obligations. Accordingly, the motions to compel responses to the SuppROG, and SuppRPD are granted per Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.290 and 2031.300. Plaintiff is ordered to serve responses to Defendant’s SuppROG and SuppRPD without objections, within thirty (30) days of service of this order.

Defendant seeks sanctions in connection with the motions. The Court finds Plaintiff’s refusal to respond to Defendant’s discovery a misuse of the discovery process. The Court imposes sanctions against Plaintiff and her counsel of record, Brian Banner, jointly and severally, in the amount of $692, which represents four hours of attorney time to prepare the motions and attend the hearing at $143 per hour, plus two filing fees of $60 each.

CONCLUSION AND ORDER

Defendant’s motions to compel responses to the SuppROG and SuppRPD are granted per Code of Civil Procedure sections 2030.290 and 2031.300. Plaintiff is ordered to serve verified responses, without objections, within thirty (30) days of notice of this order. Plaintiff and her counsel of record, Brian Banner, jointly and severally, are ordered to pay monetary sanctions in the amount of $692 to Defendant, by and through counsel, within thirty (30) days of notice of this order.

Defendant is ordered to provide notice of this order and file proof of service of such.

DATED: August 28, 2019 ___________________________

Stephen I. Goorvitch

Judge of the Superior Court